As we sit today on the 51st anniversary of Dr King’s “I Have A Dream Speech”, I wanted to take some time and honor him with my twist and version of his speech in today’s time. So, this blog will be longer than normal but will hopefully be more impacting.. Now, My Dream..

As I sit today reflecting on the annals of history that we have gone through, we must realize that The Dream set forth has been realized in parts and unrealized in others. While we have knocked down the barriers to many opportunities to people of color and all creeds, we still have a long way to go. Today we have a similar but  different set of challenges. While men and women can vote and Black people get an equal seat at the counter, we don’t have segregated schools and businesses, but we still don’t have an equal seat in the board room and in the executive meetings. 

Today My Dream is for the young Black men and women to be able to see their beauty for what it is and not feel as though they need to run to look like their White counterparts. I Dream of a day when we can walk hand in hand with our police departments and not walk in fear of senseless murder and stereotyping based on your skin color and gender.I Dream of the day when gay men and women will not be judged because of who they choose to love, rather on whether they are a productive member of community they reside. I Dream of a country that will care for its’ poor as much as it caters to its’ rich.

I Dream of the day when our military men and women that we send out to war and countries in turmoil to protect our freedoms and carryout the mission of our President, are taken care of with the same passion that they fight on the battlefields. I Dream of a world where the existence of HIV can be eradicated and we can begin to heal so many of the communities, countries, states and continents that hurt because of this epidemic. 

I Dream of a day when we can appreciate each other for who we are instead of what we are not. When people can go out and be themselves and not worry about being profiled, called out of their names, looked down on because they don’t dress like the Jones’ or have the best dialect. I Dream of a nation that will not deamonize Transgenders because they choose to walk in their true selves and not conform to what society says they should be.

I Dream of a day when Black people will embrace each other with the love of our ancestors, thou they did not have all the freedoms we enjoy today, they had a sense of pride and togetherness. They supported each other and tried to build things up together. I Dream of a day when stop looking at new coming immigrants as leeches, but as the new wave of the melting pot that we all know this country to be. 

I Dream of the day when religious zelots realize that there is no one way to live and one religion to profess, that you can be Muslim praise Allah, be Christian and worship God, be Buddhist and chant, be Catholic and take guidance from the Pope and you are still equal in America. I Dream of the day when the need to hide your sexuality for fear of a negative stigma is no longer and Preachers who live double lives can come out and be their true selves. I Dream of a day when parents will take more interest in their kids education and make them turn off the t.v. and get into the books. I Dream of the day when we go back to kids being outside and playing with each other and not on computers talking through a screen. 

I Dream of the day when Affirmative Action is not needed to get Black people into the best schools and best businesses and just because you the gift of being an athlete we don’t just glorify the LeBron James’ of the world but we also can spotlight the Chemist and the Engineer, the doctor who’s working to heal patients and the teacher who makes it his/her mission to develop the minds of young people and not just teach to an exam. My Dream is for America to embrace the sick and heal the diseased. My Dream is for the people to work together to end the oppression that we apply to ourselves and uplift each other. 

My Dream is for a America to stop preaching one message to other countries, while not living up to it at home. My Dream is be an inclusive society and not an exclusive fraternity. America My Dream is to fully realize the Dream of Dr. King. To bring equality to all parts of the world from the Pacific Northwest to the Land of the Rising Son. To bring equal justice to the people of this great nation and to continue to strive to become one people under God. For it is the creed of this country that All Men are created equal, that no one has the right to tell you how to live. That no matter your gender, race, sexual orientation, religious background and any other physically defining trait, we are all subject to the same rights. 

That in America the opportunity you want, you should be able to attain if you work hard and pay your dues. My Dream on this day is that we can realize that a unified America is a dangerous America. My Dream is that day by day, person by person, community by community, city by city, state by state we will see each other for magnificent the creations that we are and will work together to end the injustices and persecutions. Today My Dream is for peace and common ground, My Dream is for fairness and opportunity. My Dream is for Kings’ Dream to live forever, that we will forever be able to say that all people are “Free At Last, Free At Last, Thank God Almighty We are All Free At Last.”